The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-30
"!f You are fond Of pure YeNa
Latin and hotileraiion,
You're Just in a situation,
10 rNiON 4 suit at INV

Human laws are designed mninly to p.'utcc.
absolute rights; the law or the lawyers however,
often Interfere with hat seemed absolutely right
vi there i, n"thihs absolutely left of the original
! '9gii anl absolute wrong is of necessity the con
sequence. The scene plrselitc. ii Il court of jus.
tee (ln lW) is one of strange interest. 1t is there
human nature may he stu lic,i with great effect
ne passions of men are not only brought into
play-iicy riot in dire confusion. Tn" cupi,litv
and cunning of counsel, the ptnls and qt:amicss.
ness oi the Clients, tie stern iln,nobilitv of the
Judge, the o"iousn.ss OF the clier and the stoli,i
Indifference OF those omin",!s individuals who arr.
to decide the fate of the conten'!in@ parties cen.
;rist broadly with the vulgar curiosity cyinccd by
the promis"uti. crowd Of listeners.
Let r ancca; Of its iumcis and :tl,s,tr,,i.
tics, careful, meanwhile, that pleasantrcs do
not ',ctray II, into law suit for libel OF inp.acli-
meli for contempt Of court; albeit, neither might
be i'll accordance with equity or justice. For much
as we are dispose, to revere the majesty Of law,
VIC would keep at respectful distance from its
clutches, lest we become unwttinsly cntangied in
lis ,neshes and tolls. Therefore we have entire,
and mast he discreet in handling our subject.
Law always expresses itself with true gram
NAUTICAL precision, never confounding moods and
~oman happens actually to be Slain, then the YER
diet brought in is always maaSlougttos.. The
cssenc. of law is alteration, ''falminate, dcpre.
ciatc, initiate and 90 ut any rate" An honest
counsel. He is not double faced like Janus 10
take a retaining fee from i,5oiatiJ, and afterway,l
a ack-iianded bride from the def;ndant; nor go
touble-tongued that the one may purchase his
pleading, and the ether at the same or Il lnrqe,.
Il,
the rack 10 make him bleed more freely, casting
INN mic sWoon with rights of Judgment, and
then rtNly'ng him again with a cordial writ of
error OF the choice elixir of an Injunction. At
tolh"yS are TO lawyers nat apothecarics are To
physicians, only they DO not generally deal in
Scrupie$. in our courts they are convertible terms
Browheating is an old standing and disgraceful
charge against counsel. The poor victim of legal
to.ture is placed on the stand, and hav ny under
gone lhe most exhaustive process of pumping bv
one COUNSEL me is handed to the cross.eX-
a'rlner, who lHseniously endeavors to make him
contradict the testimony he has Just given. If
law were proved to he Il positive good we have so
much of it that it has come to be Il positive evil
Adued to its countless statute books, its codes,
civil and common, we have such vol,minous com
mentares rs no mortal man comprehend or
even Tedd This prodigality Of law has proved
te occasion OF an equally prolific of LAWYERS,
scarcely any two of whom interpret the law alike.
We have looked enough at the negative side of
law; but Wnerclt Is made synonymous with equity
aud justice il is invested with the sanctions Of
DIVINITY. IhC anclcnts As Il proof of their rever-
ence for law aud justice, represented their goddess
IhenlS. as the daughter of heaven and earth: of
heaven As ~ peal OF her purity and holiness.
JOHN NEWELL.